title: A clinicopathologic study of odontomas: Malaysian findings.
abstract: This report reviews the clinicopathologic characteristics of 104 cases of odontomas diagnosed in the Division of Stomatology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, over a 29-year period (1967-1995). The results showed no real predilection in terms of sex (M:F ratio, 1:1), race (45.2% Malays, 40.4% Chinese, 10.6% Indians and 3.8% other races) or site (maxilla:mandible ratio, 1: 1.04) distribution. The mean age at presentation was 24.8 years and the age range was 3-74 years. There were 102 intraosseous and 2 extraosseous odontomas. Swelling was the most common presenting complaint. The majority of cases (81.9%) were clinically diagnosed as odontomas. The treatment of choice was surgical enucleation. Compound (43.3%) and complex (35.5%) odontomas were the two most common histological types encountered. The present findings correlate favorably with reported studies from other geographic areas.
authors.affiliation: Division of Stomatology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Siar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009810:Odontoma / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012737:Sex Factors; D044465:White People